Known as a planetary parade, the event will make Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury, Uranus, and Neptune visible. Here is everything you need to know about the rare planetary parade taking place in February. What is a planetary parade? Referred to as either a planetary parade or a planetary alignment, the rare celestial event takes place when multiple planets are visible in the night sky at the same time, according to BBC Sky at Night. “This means the planets in the Solar System all occupy roughly the same orbital plane – Earth included – and therefore all more or less follow the line of the ecliptic in the sky.”How to see the planetary parade in FebruaryThe planetary parade will take place shortly after sunset on Saturday, February 28.

Source: The Times February 23, 2026 09:43 UTC